"But I play Baseball here"

I work at the front desk of one of the halls here on campus.  I tend to work closing shifts because they fit in well with my rehearsal schedule, and so therefore on weekends, or the occasional Thursday, I get to deal with those inebriated individuals who decide to stroll into the hall to collapse for the night. Tonight being one of those Thursdays, I have witnessed all stages of the aftermath of a party.  But the most interesting one to me, is when I had someone walk up to the desk and ask for his key, because he did not have his key, due to some unfortunate reason.  Well he had no form of id, and I had no record that he lived in this hall, at all. So according to the rules and laws of my job, I could not give him a key.  He paused and said, "But I play baseball here."And... that means what exactly? I was baffled. But then I started to think.
How many times has that actually worked for this guy.  How often had dropping his title as official member of the baseball team, given him some special privilege? Now I have nothing against athletes, some of my best friends have in fact played on the collegiate level in their respective sports,but in what instance does it become acceptable to expect to be treated differently based on the simple fact that they are on a team? Now I could understand if he had said it in a matter of fact way, to give me a clue as to who he was, but instead he said it in more of a, "this rule doesn't apply to me because of what I do sort of fashion."  Excuse me dear Mr. Athlete, I do not care if you played for the Yankees themselves, you don't get a key without id. You don't get anything as far as I'm concerned without working for it.  Catch 100 baseballs in a row, hit 1000 out of the park, and this will not change. 
I realize I tend to be slightly biased against the entitled jock character. I went to a small school were athletics ruled, even though they weren't always good at the sport, and theatre was underfunded and under appreciated, despite the number of trophies we claimed on the wall.   It would be the equivalent of me walking up to someone and saying, "but I am an actor." Congratulations, where is your ID? Where did this idea come from? Why has it worked? I simply do not understand. I, an honors student, which in theory exemplifies what getting an education is about, am not given special privilege on campus, why would anyone else receive it? But yet I have the sneaking suspicion that this little tactic has been used by more than one athlete and worked in their advantage. Which is simply disheartening.
The state is trying to cut our funding, the job market looks a little bleak, and this guy wants special privileges because he plays baseball. You've got to be kidding.
Hell, maybe I should learn to throw a curve ball. Apparently that works for some people. But not all of us are impressed and not all of us will EVER care. So sorry Mr. Athlete, you're just going to have to find some other desk assistant to weasel around the rules for you, because I most certainly will not. And I realize that this post will probably not change anyone's mind, but hopefully it will make someone chuckle or make someone pause and think. Or maybe it will just make someone have a little easier day knowing that in some small way, someone tried to maintain the balance, or tried to keep the peace.

Whatever the case, sleep well, love one another, and remember: Life is a choice, choose wisely.